6 Investment Rules

1.   Take comfort from history – the long-term trend is up. Shares or Property always trend up over the long term. At least 12 major events have impacted the Australian share market or property market over the last 20 years. Despite this, the market has always...

Choosing an Accountant

With tax time here, it is worth thinking about who you will choose to prepare your income tax return. For straightforward returns involving only salary and relevant deductions, you may well get a good job done at your local shopping centre. However, income tax laws...

Generation Y

 GENERATION Y They’re often unfairly stereotyped, the subject of countless studies, and in many ways they’re better placed than most Australians to achieve a bright financial future. Generation Y those born between 1982 and 2000 can be well into their 20s....

Financial Lifestages

It’s easy to think of only today and unfortunately one of the apparent trademarks of being a Gen Y is that you have no thought of the future. Maybe thinking of your financial life stages has never crossed your mind- ‘that’s what you worry about when you’re in your...

Are You Covered Up?

Did you know that skin cancers account for 80% of all newly diagnosed cancers, with two in three Australians typically diagnosed with skin cancer by the time they are 70*.  Of all the cancers suffered by Australians, melanoma is the most common cancer in people aged...